The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-04-07
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LILLIAN REMRERT
A YOUNG GIRLS STRANGE EXPERIENCE.
WEEKLY SENTINEL By Mrs L. E. , Of Granville
COUNTY, ~ c. Author of "Am american Prince" Poems, ETC.

Portable and inviting. 4 was certain |
now that Winnie was completely
under the control of my own will,
and that she would sleep thus until |
/ chose to waken her.
So 1 lay down by her side, and
soon fell into sound sleep, from
which I did not awake until the
morning sun was brightly gliding
the opposite wall.
My first thought was OF Winnie,
and [ felt so thankful to find that
she was still sleeping as calmly,
quietly, and sweetly as if her poor
brain had never been racked with
the fever of madness.
rose, refreshed and strengthened,
and went into my own room to battle
and dress, but | was shocked at the
almost deathlike pallor of my own
face, and | felt still an unusual
weakness in my limbs, accompanied
by slight headache; but in faith
and hope | was ST i'll strong and fresh,
and very thankful TO him who | felt
sure was leading me by paths that [
as yet knew not, but which in his
own good time, would bring me into
the light of comfort, and perhaps
even a measure of earthly happiness.
When Pauline came up, told her
that Winnie had passed quiet
night" and suggested that she should
be permitted to "sleep as long as
she would" to which Pauline readi-
ly agreed, as it gave her relief for a
longer time But she glanced at the
walls of medicine, and evidently
believed that the poor child had been
heavily dosed with oplates, and | did
not think it necessary to give her the
facts.
I had rarely spoken of Winnie in
Mrs. Barron's presence, but at break
fast | said in reply to DIR. Barron S
enquiries, We passed very quiet,
comfortable night, and I think she
must be better, can't you go up and
see her before you go out hunting?"
Mrs. Barron looked fairly aghast
at my audacity, and said audibly,
ReaLY, I ronder ec]tat aciW nap
pen neaP'
!. To which remark there was no
reply, but when we left the table,
; DR.. Barron followed ME up stairs
: and to Winnie's room, which we
, found Just as [ had left it, except
, that Pauline had put the bed in
z order, and placed fresh water on the
table outside the door. She was not
| in the room, so [ led Dr. B. to the
5 window, and IN a subdued tone, gave
: him full account of the night anc
| its strange events, to which he listen
, ed with grave attention. Then ht
2 said, az have seen a good deal O
this thing, and have tried it myself
, but without success; still / do no
Y doubt the power of magnetism, o.
| naesmerism, whichever it may be, fo
e / was saved once from a horrible
1 death by something very like this
r you sag she missed her midnigl
: paroaysns Well, | begin to believ
there may be some good in the world
It and you may be the saving of per
haps more souls than one-thougl
;, l know now that the poor child wa
as innocent of that atrocious crime a
an unborn babe"
It [ then asked his advice abou
y waking her, and he said,
It 81 think / would let her sleep OIL
d the perfect rest of body and min
:. will do her good, and when you d
d waken her, let Philip Sterling be pre-
r, nsent."
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